New Delhi:
It was a foggy and icy start to the New Year for Delhiites with the city continuing to reel
under biting cold even as mercury rose marginally to settle at 6.6 degree Celsius.
A thick cover of fog engulfed the Capital on Friday morning, adding to the woes of morning commuters as normal visibility range fell down considerably. Vehicles were seen plying with fog lights.
Although minimum temperature climbed by 0.6 degree from yesterday's six degree Celsius, the winter chill was there due to the windy conditions. On Wednesday the minimum was recorded at 5.2 degree Celsius, the lowest of the season so far.
The Met office said northwesterly winds blowing over north India and snowfall in higher reaches of Himachal and Kashmir valley have resulted in the cold wave condition in the city.
The weatherman has predicted mist in the morning with maximum and minimum likely to hover around 21 and seven degrees Celsius respectively on Saturday.
The minimum temperature on January first last year was 8.5 degree Celsius, while it was 2.6 degree in the year 2007.
The all-time record for minimum temperature was recorded on December 26 of 1945 when the mercury dipped to 1.1 degree Celsius.
under biting cold even as mercury rose marginally to settle at 6.6 degree Celsius.
A thick cover of fog engulfed the Capital on Friday morning, adding to the woes of morning commuters as normal visibility range fell down considerably. Vehicles were seen plying with fog lights.
Although minimum temperature climbed by 0.6 degree from yesterday's six degree Celsius, the winter chill was there due to the windy conditions. On Wednesday the minimum was recorded at 5.2 degree Celsius, the lowest of the season so far.
The Met office said northwesterly winds blowing over north India and snowfall in higher reaches of Himachal and Kashmir valley have resulted in the cold wave condition in the city.
The weatherman has predicted mist in the morning with maximum and minimum likely to hover around 21 and seven degrees Celsius respectively on Saturday.
The minimum temperature on January first last year was 8.5 degree Celsius, while it was 2.6 degree in the year 2007.
The all-time record for minimum temperature was recorded on December 26 of 1945 when the mercury dipped to 1.1 degree Celsius.
